Foods Resource Bank

Harvest of Hope,

the local Foods Resource Bank Growing project, is one of the outreach programs of South Waterloo Church of the Brethren in cooperation with other area churches - is continuing its sixth year! A total of $94,650 has been donated to Foods Resource Bank during the past five years.

Other participating churches include Hammond Avenue Brethren and Immanuel Presbyterian in Waterloo; St Timothy Lutheran and Zion Lutheran of Hudson; 1^st Methodist of Cedar Falls; Lewiston Church of the Brethren in Lewiston, MN; and the Cedar River Conference of the ELCA. Foods Resource Bank is a Christian organization committed to addressing hunger in developing countries using sustainable agriculture.

Marlin & Joy Hershey have given presentations of our project and their trip to Guatemala at St. John's Methodist Church in Waterloo and the growing project in Greene, Ia. Barbara Miller will be a part of a lanel for an insight session on Foods Resource Bank at Annual Conference July 3-7.

Harvest of Hope

The funds have been used in Guatemala, where trees are being planted to reforest the area, cisterns are being dug so clean water is available nearby, fuel-efficient stoves are being constructed so families can cook without inhaling the smoke from the fire, and skills are being taught. Nicaragua and North Korea are also benefiting from the recent donation to Foods Resource Bank.

You can be a part of Harvest of Hope by giving financial donations. You may put your donation in the Sunday morning offering and designate it for Harvest of Hope. Please contact Marlin Hershey, Barbara Miller or Diane Sittig if you have questions.